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ceremonious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ceremonious \Cer`e*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. c['e]r['e]monieux, L. Caerimoniosus.] 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. Note: [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.] The ceremonious part of His worship. --South. 2. According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious. ``Ceremonious phrases.'' --Addison. Too ceremonious and traditional. --Shak. Syn: Formal; precise; exact. See {Formal}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ceremonious adj : rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt" [syn: {conventional}]
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